FICC SMM is a cross-asset systematic market making business covering FX, commodities, interest rates, and credit.  As a forefront player in automated trading, we adeptly manage both financial and operational risks to drive success. We are seeking a highly motivated junior professional in Hong Kong or Tokyo to focus on rates trading and to enhance our e-trading operations.

In this pivotal role, you will be instrumental in advancing our quoting and pricing logics, trading and risk management frameworks, trading signals research and development of market-making strategies. Additionally, you will play a crucial role in expanding our client franchise within the region, working closely with our Trading and Sales teams to deliver exceptional value and service.

If you are passionate about leveraging quantitative research to drive market-making excellence and thrive in a fast-paced, collaborative environment, we invite you to be part of our cutting-edge team.

Principal Responsibilities

• Develop real-time algorithms to improve our price discovery mechanism for the bond yield curve.
• Enhance our quoting and hedging approach to better serve our clients and capture profit.
• Research on market making and systematic trading strategies to interest rate products.  
• Closely partner with yen rates trading and sales team to expand our franchise. 

Experience/Skills

• Strong passion and proactive mindset to approach business.
• Solid quantitative skillset particular in programming (Java, C++) and interest in engineering.
• Statistical background in linear and nonlinear modeling, machine learning and big data a plus.
• Ability to communicate and work collaboratively within team and with other parts of the firm.
• Working knowledge of fixed income securities and yield curve preferred but not mandatory

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